# Congress: A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States. (SRES781-119) — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:congress.

Canonical: https://highsignal.app/data/records/7b765e0e1f35a017

[← sources](https://highsignal.app/data)


source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:congress)  published 2026-07-27 00:00 ingested 2026-07-29 08:38

[original source ↗](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/sres/781)

## retained text



```
Congress bill SRES781-119: A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
Sponsor: unknown. Latest action (2026-07-27): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4286)
```



document fetched 2026-07-29 08:38 · canonical https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/sres/781